Lake Cherokee

Population: 3,358
Median household income: $91,571
Median home value: $394,900

Lake Cherokee, a community in Rusk County, Texas, has 3,358 residents. The median household income of $91,571 is above the Rusk County median ($67,506).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake Cherokee's population grew 14.1% from 2,942 to 3,358, while its median home value rose 45.2% from $272,000 to $394,900.

75.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1994.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,358
Median age: 56.1 yrs
Median household income: $91,571
Median home value: $394,900
Median gross rent: $919
Housing units: 1,838
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9423,358

Median household income

$69,034$91,571

Median home value

$272,000$394,900

Median gross rent

$806$919

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,942	$69,034	$272,000	$806
2020	3,283	$78,349	$336,500	$856
2021	3,336	$77,091	$297,500	$879
2022	3,340	$87,361	$312,800	$937
2023	3,358	$91,571	$394,900	$919

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 7426.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	134	4.0%
5 to 17	428	12.7%
18 to 24	104	3.1%
25 to 34	362	10.8%
35 to 44	396	11.8%
45 to 54	176	5.2%
55 to 64	666	19.8%
65 to 74	887	26.4%
75 and over	205	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,934	87.4%
Black or African American	83	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.4%
Asian	47	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	53	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	226	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's48.7%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77	2.9%
High school graduate	463	17.2%
Some college or associate's	1,312	48.7%
Bachelor's degree	543	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	297	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means4.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,272	80.1%
Carpooled	129	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	5.6%
Other means	68	4.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	155	10.3%
15 to 29 min	714	47.6%
30 to 44 min	553	36.9%
45 to 59 min	28	1.9%
60+ min	49	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 10.8% (362 of 3,358)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,074	71.4%
Nonfamily households	430	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,504	81.8%
Vacant	334	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,255	83.4%
Renter-occupied	249	16.6%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,393	75.8%
1-unit, attached	65	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	380	20.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4840468
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 4.23 sq mi
Center point: 32.3602, -94.6501